Chief Constable Bill Skelly continues to fight CoP on degrees

Chief Constable for Lincolnshire, Bill Skelly, says he will now turn to the Home Office after his judicial review of the new requirements for officers to hold a degree was dismissed for a second time. CC Skelly has long been critical of the College of Policing’s PEQF scheme. He objects… Lincolnshire chief says he will not implement the College of Policing's requirement that all new officers hold a degree as CoP extends its deadline for forces to June 2022. ...

Degree students learn crime prevention from the Met

Students at the University of East London hoping to join the Metropolitan Police have been mentoring young people through its new Pathways into Policing project. Students on the new BSc Professional Policing (pre-join) degree have been working on Project Tri-Com, a collaboration project which aims to break down barriers and… Future police officers are learning how to divert young people from crime as part of their degree studies....